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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Maine with 1,262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s College of Maine the best value school in Maine for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Joseph’s Maine graduate students pay an average of $9,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Saint Joseph’s Maine not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $10,014 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMaine is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Maine.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $8,856 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Southern Maine is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Maine.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Husson are $17,680 a year.

Husson also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Maine rankings.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Rhode Island 1,091
Vermont 390

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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